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High school teachers announce plan for strike vote

Toronto's high school teachers are putting pressure on the public board through a radio and newspaper ad campaign and a strike vote at the end of this month.

Thu., March 12, 2009

Toronto's high school teachers are putting pressure on the public board through a radio and newspaper ad campaign and a strike vote at the end of this month.

Union local president Doug Jolliffe made the announcement about the March 31 vote yesterday, as hundreds of teachers rallied outside Toronto District School Board headquarters.

The teachers and board are at a standoff over supervision time.

The union, which is spending "six figures" on the media campaign, has filed a bad-faith bargaining charge against the board, saying a provincial agreement on salary and working conditions means the supervision issue can't be discussed locally unless both sides agree.

The matter is before the Ontario Labour Relations Board.

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- Kristin Rushowy

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